/'mɒŋkeɪ; mɑn`ke/
adj (French 法) (following ns 用于名词之後) (of a person) who could have followed the career mentioned, but who failed or lacked the opportunity to do so （指人）（所提生涯、职业等）未能实现的, 未成功的, 壮志未酬的
*a teacher, an actor, a writer, etc manque 从未当成教师、演员、作家等.